An absconder, wanted in a rape case, was arrested on Tuesday after 25 years in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Official sources told GNS that the accused, Kushaal Hussain, son of Mohammad Hussain, was arrested by a police team from his home at Bonala, Mendhar in Poonch.

Kushaal was wanted in connection with an FIR number 107/1993 under section 376, 342, 456, 34 RPC dated 30/10/1993 in police station Mendhar.

As the accused was absconding, the sessions court Poonch issued a warrant under 512 against him.

SSP Poonch Rajiv Panday confirmed the arrest of Kushaal Hussain.